The Impact of Diabetes in Ohio

Did you know that an estimated 1,048,918 Ohio adults have been diagnosed with diabetes?

Diabetes is one of the most prevalent and serious chronic diseases in the United States. In 2014, about 29.1 million people or 9.3% of the population have diabetes, 8.1 million of whom do not know that they have the disease. (Source: CDC).

In 2014, approximately 70,000 new cases of diabetes were diagnosed in adult’s ages 18 – 76 years old, and that number is set to grow as the aging U.S. population rises along with the increasing prevalence of overweight or obese Americans (Source: CDC Diabetes Atlas).

Over the past 20 years, from 1994 through 2014, the number of adults diagnosed with diabetes in Ohio has risen from approximately 4.8% to 10.3%. In addition, it is estimated that another 6.1% of Ohio adults have been diagnosed with prediabetes, increasing their risk of progressing to Type 2 diabetes later in life. (Source: CDC Diabetes Atlas). Diabetes was also the primary cause of death for 3,600 Ohioans and was a contributing cause of many more deaths (Source: 2015 Ohio Chronic Disease Report).

As the Ohio Department of Health We Promote:

Enhanced awareness of prediabetes and diabetes ,including its complications, to all Ohioans

Increased management of diabetes for those who have been diagnosed with diabetes

Access to quality care for those disproportionately affected populations with prediabetes and diabetes

Improved care of services for underserved populations with prediabetes and diabetes in Ohio